Bhagavad Gita · Dhyana Yoga (Atma-samyama Yoga)Chapter 6, Shloka 45 (6.45)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
प्रयत्नाद् यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः
अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम्
॥ 6.45 ॥
prayatnād yatamānastu yogī saṃśuddhakilbiṣaḥ
anekajanmasaṃsiddhastato yāti parāṃ gatim
Translation
"The yogi who strives diligently, whose faults are cleansed and who has matured over many births, then attains the supreme goal."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya — an ocean, drop by drop. Prayatnāt yatamānaḥ adhikaṃ yatamāna ity arthaḥ — striving with effort, that is, striving more; anekeṣu janmasu kiñcit kiñcit saṃskāra-jātam upacitya — gathering impressions little by little over many births; tena upacitena … saṃsiddhaḥ … tataḥ labdha-samyag-darśanaḥ san yāti parāṃ … gatim — matured by those gathered impressions, then attaining right vision, one reaches the supreme goal.
Acharya Ramanuja. Aneka-janmārjita-puṇya-sañcayaiḥ saṃśuddha-kilbiṣaḥ — cleansed by merit accumulated over many births; yatamānas tu yogī calitaḥ api punaḥ parāṃ gatiṃ yāti eva — the striving yogi, even having strayed, surely reaches the supreme goal again.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.